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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Azotemia
... > Urogenital Diseases > Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications > Female Urogenital Diseases > Urologic Diseases > Kidney Diseases > Uremia > Azotemia
... > Urogenital Diseases > Male Urogenital Diseases > Urologic Diseases > Kidney Diseases > Uremia > Azotemia

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Azotemia  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Azotaemia

Scope note

  • A biochemical abnormality referring to an elevation of BLOOD UREA NITROGEN and CREATININE. Azotemia can be produced by KIDNEY DISEASES or other extrarenal disorders. When azotemia becomes associated with a constellation of clinical signs, it is termed UREMIA.

History note

  • 2007; use UREMIA 1975-2006

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053099

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